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You need to subscibe to 2 premium channels to have the £10 waived . I don't know what the minimum package is to achieve the waiver , but someone will

You also need a second feed from the dish , to utilise the full capabilty of + .2 feeds will enable you to record 2 programmes at the same time , while you are out or indeed watching one while recording another.
bear in mind,DD is only available on Movies 1/2/3 and occasionally Disney .
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Also, The programs which are not DD, which format does the reciever pick it up as?

Also, which sky+ system is the best one to go for. I may just purchase it for now and use only the Optical Out for DD as this is the primary reason i am going for this in the first place.

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As the only programmes currently broadcast in DD are the movies on the Sky Premium Movies channels 1 to 4 and the occasional movie on The Disney Channel, you won't get much DD on the £20 family package. The optical output relays ordinary PCM stereo when not receiving a DD programme.

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The audio quality is very good via the RCA phonos, Dolby surround (PL/PL2) works very well given a suitable amp. The quality of the PCM audio via the optical of course is totally dependent upon the DAC in your amplifier so impossible to say how your system would perform, given a decent amp you should hear a difference but it's very subjective

As stated, only SKY's premium movie channels and Disney carry DD5.1 audio so if you subscribed to SKYmovieworld (inc free disney) you would qualify for the "free" SKY+ service anyway.

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In that case, i dont think i really need it then, the main reason i wanted it was because of DD. The audio quality is still very good via my RCA phonos, Dolby surround (PL/PL2) works quite well as i have a Denon 3805 Reciever, but this does not compare to using DD via a DVD.

I think i'll wait till the price drops or some special offer or something.